1 SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC NINH
TRƯỜNG THPT QUẾ VÕ 1
(Đề thi gồm có 5 trang)

ĐỀ THI CHỌN HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2010 – 2011
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Khối: 12
Thời gian 150 phút (Không kể thời gian phát đề)
Part I:
A. Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced
differently from the rest. (5pts)
1. A. rules B. shares C. arrives D. dates

2. A. proved B. surveyed C. discussed D. rained
3. A. laugh B. plough C. enough D. cough
4. A. Valentine B. imagine C. discipline D. magazine
5. A. corn B. cup C. can D. cede

B. Choose the word which has the main stress on a different syllable from the
others.(5pts)
6. A. household B. secure C. pressure D. active

A. committed B. committing C. being committing D. commit
12. He has been ___ her to go out with him for months.
A. persisting B. persevering C. pestering D. tricking to
13. A person of ___ age may suffer from defects of vision.
A. every B. some C. certain D. any
14. If she ___call me, she could do so.
A. wanted to B. will want to C. wanting to D. has wanted to
15. Listen to what I am saying, ___?
A. aren’t I B. am I C. do you D. will you
16. Is there ___ at all I can do to help?
A. everything B. someone C. no one D. anything
17. The teacher ___ them the answer to the question.
A. explained B. told C. said D. discussed
18. Some aspects to our present examination system ___ to be amended.
A. is needed B. are needed C. need D. needs
19. ___ young, chimpanzees are easily trained.
A. When are B. When C. They are D. When they
20. The new factory chimney was ___ than all the trees around it.
A. longer B. greater C. deeper D. taller
21. John reminded me ___ his motorbike by 8 o’clock.
A. please return B. not forget to return
C. remember to return D. to return
22. ___ have settled, one of their first concerns has been to locate an adequate water
supply.
A. Wherever people B. There are people who
C. Where people D. People
23. Do you know ___?
A. where the men have been sent B. where the men sent
C. where have the men sent D. where did they send the men
24. ___ the door, he was very surprised at what he saw.

4. At this time next week, they ( sit ) in the train on their way to Paris.
5. All the furniture ( destroy ) in the fine two days ago.
6. I really fancy ( spend ) my whole holiday with my family.
7. Children shouldn’t be allowed ( watch ) violent programs on TV.
8. As the rain ( stop ) at last, we decided to leave the shelter and walk on.
9. They were the guests of honour, so we ( all / wait ) them.
10. It ( snow ) heavily for hours and when I went to the door.
I couldn’t open it.

B. Give the correct form of the given words to complete the following sentences.
(10pts)
1. It can be . . . when preparing for a job interview. STRESS
2. You should show . . . when the job is explained to you. KEEN
3. The British government . . . the railways in 1948. NATION
4. He talks so much because he is a . . . POLITICS
5. Work experience is an important . . . experience for
young people. EDUCATION
6. It is not always easy to earn a living as an . . . ART
7. We are really . . . about the peace process in the region. OPTIMISM
8. They got the . . . of being successful in life. SATISFY
9. In some places, the weather changes so quickly that it’s very . . . PREDICT
10. She looks . . . beautiful. SURPRISE

C. Each sentence below contains an error. Underline it and write
the correct answer (10pts)
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1. George had practiced for many hours, so he failed his driving test for the third time.
2. A time you spend on a relaxing pastime is good for you.
3. Should he go on telling lies, nobody believed a word he says.
4. The bank lent us money for a down payment, so now we are owning the house we

worth of damage yearly. The very fertile soil washed away or blew up in great
clouds. The seemingly inexhaustible oil and minerals showed signs of depletion.
Rivers were filled with silt from eroding farms and wastes from factories. Many of
the rivers were made unfit for fish. Several species of birds disappeared, and some
mammals seemed on the verge of going. Furniture timber shortages were predicted.
In short, Americans soon came to realize that some sort of conservation program
must be set up, for future, as well as present. Americans were to share in the
resources that are the heritage of every American.

1. The title below that best express the main theme or the subject of this paragraph is:
A. What the first men found in America. B. The cause of timber shortage
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C. The loss of topsoil. D. The story of America resources.
2. It seemed to the early American settlers that ____
A. game was scare. B. forest should not be cut out.
C. The natural resources were inexhaustible. D. there was a shortage of minerals.
3. The use of America’s natural resources by the early settlers was ____
A. careless B. scientific C. unbelievable D. predicted
4. Much of fertile soil of America has_______
A. sunk deep into the earth. B. been eroded by wind and water.
C. been covered by lake. D. become the scene of factories. 5. One reason many of the rivers are no longer suitable living places for fish is that
_____
A. too many fish have been caught.
B. floods have caused much damage.
C. a conservation program has been set up.
D. factories have dumped waste into the rivers.
Part V. Writing

9. The flight to Moscow lasted three and a half hours.
It took…….…………………………………………………………………….
10. Speak to her only if she speaks to you first.
Don’t …… ……………………………………………………………………

THE END
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SỞ GD & ĐT BẮC NINH
TRƯỜNG THPT QUẾ VÕ 1

ĐÁP ÁN THI HỌC SINH GIỎI CẤP TRƯỜNG
NĂM HỌC 2009 – 2010
Môn: Tiếng Anh
Khối: 12
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút

Part I: Phonetics (10pts)

1 D 6 B
2
C
7
A
3
B
8

A
14
A
24
C
5
A
15
D
25
D
6
C
16
D
26
D
7
D
17
D
27
B
8
A
18
C
28
A
9

5. educational
6. artist
7. optimistic
8. satisfaction
9. unpredictable
10. surprisingly

C. There is one mistake in each sentence (A, B, C, or D). Find out the mistake and correct
it. (10pts)
1. so → but
2. a → The
3. believed→ will believe
4. are owning→ own
5. will still do → will still be doing

Part IV. READING
A. Fill in each blank with one suitable word (10pts)
1. belief
2. generations
3. unwillingly
4. suited
5. contribution
6. third
7. truth
8. equally
9. surprising
10.politicians

B. Read the passage and choose the correct answers (5pts)
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. D